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Request for Wetlands Use and Floodplain Use Permits to fill approximately 0.34 acres of wetland and floodplain along the Clinton River for the construction of a single-family home, yard, and driveway, Parcel No. 15-20-477-024. The subject property is located on the north side of Hamlin Road, east of Crooks and south of the Clinton River crossing of Crooks consisting of 7.21 acres including approximately 7 acres of wetland regulated by the City of Rochester Hills; Olympus-Orion, L.L.C, Applicant
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Whereas, the applicant, Olympus-Orion, LLC, proposes to fill approximately 0.34 acres of wetland and floodplain along the Clinton River for the construction of a single-family home, yard, and driveway on the property which is identified as Parcel No. 15-20-477-024. The property consists of 7.21 acres and includes approximately 7 acres of wetland regulated by the State of Michigan and the City of Rochester Hills; and
Whereas, the Department of Public Services has denied the applicant's request for a City Wetland Use Permit, and the applicant has appealed that determination to the City Council,
Now Therefore Be It Resolved that the Rochester Hills City Council denies the appeal and affirms the Department of Public Services' decision to deny issuance of the Wetland and Floodplain Use Permits to the applicant, Olympus-Orion LLC, based on the following reasons:
1. The applicant has not provided the City with a copy of the wetland conservation easement that is required as a condition of the MDEQ Permit issued for the proposed work.
2. The applicant has not submitted a complete Wetland Use Permit application that is responsive to or satisfactorily addresses the review criteria set forth in City Code Section 126-565, subsection (b).
3. The proposed activity to fill a portion of this property for the construction of a single-family home, yard, and driveway will cause existing wetlands to be permanently lost.
4. The applicant's property i...
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